I had fillers over 10 years ago that I personally feel never resolved very well. I went to times to a clinic that removed the remaining juvederm fillers. I got two second opinions from cosmetic doctors who have felt my upper lip and there is no filler left yet I still look heavy above my lip. I even had a friend asking me if I’d have had implants in my lips. I’ve done Botox for gummy smile for years and consider a lip lift, but what about the heaviness??
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In the pictures your are pushing the sides of your lip to the midline and bringing the upper parts of your philtral columns together and also reducing your nostril floors. In fact the reduction or narrowing of the nostril floors would be required in order to achieve the results that you desire....
The lip lift in general and certainly the way I perform it, doesn’t significantly increase the size of the vermillion. Most post op pictures that show a larger vermillion are this way because of lip fillers.
I do agree that if might wiser to wait for the Botox to wear off before getting a lip lift. In your case the major concern is the excessive teeth show as your teeth are low and you are already showing significant teeth. The placement of the scar is another critical issue as you special anatomy...
